Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-02-24
The House Considers at
Length the Retaiia-
ton Measures.
The Senate Passes the Bill
Creating a New De-
partment.
A Pension Bill Passed Over
the Presidents Veto.
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The senate.
Whaarrndxon. Feb. As 2 O'Clock
unfinished business was announeeo, be
inR the bill b create the Department OF
AarieuItuFs sad Labor.
Mr.. Jones, 6fArksBass, MAIDS az aFRa-
uent ii sappoFt o. the bib.
several amendmenfe reported by the
asnsfs Committee "a Agfieuifurs 80 The
House bill we're agresd 70 down % ene
providInQ for the transfer Of the signal
Seryios Bureau 10 the DepaTtmsnt Of
Agriculture and Labor. That led 20
discussion.
NJ. Morgan moved 20 amend tie
amendment By limiting u 10 the wsatheF
service o. the Signal service BaFeau.
The consideration Of the Agricultural
ana Labor Department bill was inter
fupted 20 allow the presentation OF =
message from tbe Presidents 10 relation
% the Cutting matter IN Mexico, which
wne referred 70 The COMMITTEE on For
elan Raintlona, and the presentation Of
8 conferences report on the Pension APP
urnpFsation bill, which vas agreed 70.
Mr.. MoreHn's amendment was agreed
10. ana the section was further amended
an motion Of Allison ~ including 10
tbs subordinate foTee the SeeOud Lieu-
tenants now In the Service B8feau, snb
b. providing thas the compensation nos
PAID 70 employees and enlisted men shall
continue ~ now.
Finally Q vote was taken on the SEQ
tion tFanale ring the weather service OF
the signal Service Burean Gas amend
edJ. and Il vas agreed to--yeas 81, nays
Is.
The bin vas then passed without d
vision and 3 conference was asked.
The ban ereates.an executive depart
ment 20 be known ~ the Department OF
AQFioalinre an Labor with q ) eeretery
and Assistant Secretary 70 Be appointed
b. The President by and with The advice
and consent Of the Senate. The SeeFe-
sary IL 10 Fecsigs the same salary - the
beads Of the other executive depart
nonta, and the Assistant Secretary the
same salary ~ the Assistant beoretary
Of the Interior Department.. The Blu
raau Of LabsF aud the WestheF ssrvloe
81 tue signal Service BpFean IL 10 be
transferred to the Department Of Agri-
eniture aud Labor.
The Senate then took up the Pieuro-
pnsnmenia Bill.
McPkerson moved 10 postpone u till
tomorrow and 10 proceed 10 the oonsld-
GRAFTON Of the House i0int resolution
for 81 investigation Of the Pacific Bail
roads.
Tks motion was lost yeas, ai
nays. 81.
Nj. Van wyck suggested that In view
Of the importance Of the matter that
Friday next be designated for is con
6idefatlou.
Mr.. Edmunds objected.
Mr.. HoaF gave notice that be would
tomorrow ask the senate 20 assign 3
time (probably 2 o'clock on Friday for
considering the Pacific Inquiry bill.
Frye made an affecting appeal 10 the
Senate 20 take up and consider ths mes
sage from the President vstolng the bill
that would allow arrearagea ~ pensisn
10 Thomas Hopkins, Of The Maine Vol
anleefa. He described the CASE ~ a
remarkably exceptional one. There
were, be said. living on farm IN Maine
Ia 1861 two boys, one Is years Of age, toe
other 70. Tbs elder had last been mar
Eied wheu ths var broke out. Full Of
the inspiration q patriotism. there vas
8 controversy betNesn them as TO which
should enlist. Finally u vas decided
Ha enlisted. 10 tWo months the elder
boy enlisted aud vas killed Tue young
e. vent 10 she front And remained there
sixteen months. Then be was stricken
With q nervous disease aud was trans
ferred 10 the invalid eorps. in which he
Famaiaed till the Gloss Of the var. He
had no physical strength 10 work On the
farm. He returned 10 Washington. where
be wns appointed a elatk ia the Treasury
Department.. he was there sig years.
Waa twice prsmated aud vas offered y
chief elefkshsp AZ 92S0c year, but In
the meantime be had studied lac and
bad passed bis examination and be de-
clined, resigned bis place to the
Treasury and eammenced the practice
OF law, IN whieh be built up pfactios
worth from three 10 foar tEoasand doi-
lars q year. He gas . magnificent
specimen of q taan, sir feet high. hand
some IN person with a yell cultured
mind. Once Ia while he y ~ stricken
With bic Old disease. Early In 1878, tn
The streets Of Washington. be Vas
slSieken with Il, was carried hame, and
for nine yeafe he never hAa stood en-
hia feet. They bad been nsna years
81 asful, fearful pain night aud day.
For four years he could nos lift q spoon
20 bite month. One night about to-
months ago be was carried % reclta
Inc chair into his Mr.. fsye'sl room,
and there be told his story, Congress
passed bill ePanins the daors 10 hem
30 Apply for arreAFages and thai olll the
President yeioes. hscauss be bad not
The Information which be mr.. Fryel
now gave 10 the 5 nate. The frssid o.
said that this was q dangerous eOor 10
opea. bua during the vhels two years
that u vas apen undeF the lac tnis mAn
had rot the povnr 30 avail h,nssli Of IL.
The bill vas passsd over she Priest
dent'a veto by vote Of IS 20 q. the nays
heiug Beck, Berry, Hlaokbarn. Coks,
Harris aud Nance.
The senate thea adjourned.
The aease
Reagan. Of Texas. asked unanimous
consent fog the Immediate considerA
zion OF the Ssnste bill, incorporating the
Atlantic aud Pacific ship Railway Gom
PAW.
Andersen, Of Kansas. objected. ana
The bill vas referred 10 The CemmItles
on oomnercr.
willis, Of Kentucky. asked that the
neasN NE 'cNacat u thN SenAfe amend
meat 20 The River aad naSh0r Appra.
pristton btu. eai ARdsrsaa also hjeSsea
20 this reqaest, whieh, u granted. wanla
t6r0w The bill immediately iuta eoafeg
enee. aud the bali wss referred % an
appropriate Committee. which imms
dtstsly reported IL back. asd upsn 4
point OF order q uas seat 10 tAe Gem.
mittee % the Whole.
Dsneiey. % Name. presented nsetns
rails Of the Maine Legislature Ia fAva,
Of legislation % ps0tses American hSe
sriss; and for the passage 81 tie Plsnfa
Pneumonia hiiL
Belmont, % New York. from the Csr.
mittes on Foreign Aasirs. reported ths
hcase Substitute hill fes The senate Re
taitatien hill, and Rudeg sg,sefal ords,
asked Tor les tmFoesliate esnsiaerasiso
IL vas nnaily Oct Fninsd ssat dels,ts
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